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What is top of mind for global business leaders?
What is top of mind for global business leaders?
Every year, the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) interviews C-suite leaders from around the world to discover what outperformers do differently. Since 2003, the IBV has collected data and insights from more than 70,000 executives and academics worldwide.
Our C-suite studies examine how executives’ perspectives have shifted over time—and what they expect to see in the future. Read our role-specific reports to learn what business leaders think about technology trends, business priorities, and how organizations can thrive today.

Locations of surveyed C-suite executives for our Global C-suite Studies
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CEO
6 hard truths CEOs must face
To gain a competitive advantage in the generative AI era, CEOs need to let go of “what’s always worked” and start tackling six hard truths that are holding them back.View the study
CxO
6 blind spots tech leaders must reveal
IT as a standalone function is dead. CTOs, CDOs, and CIOs must courageously expose the blind spots preventing their organizations from achieving AI advantage.View the study
CFO
6 power moves CFOs must make
Faced with a paradox of responsibilities—protecting stability while fueling transformation—CFOs are innovating ways to optimize their own potential and that of their teams.View the study
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